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✨ A fantastic way to kick off the 2025/26 academic year! Today, we brought together brilliant minds and passionate voices — collaborating with Dave Litherland from Tawd Valley Developments Limited and Dawn Hughes from West Lancashire College on the Skelmersdale #Masterplan #Youth #Panel. This partnership is all about empowering young people to shape the future of their town, giving them a platform to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and co-create a vision they can be proud of. The energy, creativity, and ambition in the room today were truly inspiring. 🚀 Excited to see how this journey unfolds as we connect education, industry, and community for meaningful change. Mark Kitts #Collaboration #YouthVoice #Skelmersdale #Education #CommunityDevelopment #Partnerships #FutureLeaders

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Good governance in education matters more than ever. In a time of growing pressure across both further and higher education, the way boards are structured and how they operate is under the spotlight. In this joint piece by CEO, Liz Bromley and Paul Aristides, Partner at Anderson Quigley, they explore why board culture, not just composition, is key. With more FE leaders retiring and looking for new ways to contribute, there’s huge untapped potential for universities to strengthen governance by bringing FE expertise to the boardroom. https://lnkd.in/eqiHgT-6

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It was great to welcome Gary Schofield, the Industry Manager from City & Guilds into our brand-new training kitchen for a discussion last week with myself, Wendy Bennett and Adam Swain about current and future qualifications for our Hospitality and Catering courses 😊   I am thrilled to be working with Gary as I am confident that the support provided from City & Guilds will be exceptional for our students who are about to embark on the courses.

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That’s a wrap on our Leadership Summit 2025! Today our current and future leaders from across our Group gathered for the Leadership Summit (South) at Lewisham College for our second day of collaboration, innovation and impact. After a wonderful welcome from CEO Liz Bromley, Principal Jamie Stevenson and Dr Katerina Kolyva from Education and Training Foundation we were lucky enough to be entertained by learners from both the Lewisham Student Choir and Dance Group 🙌👏 We continued our conversations around AI in education and leadership, and explored the impact we make individually and collectively on our students, our staff and our wider communities. Today’s fireside chat (luckily without an actual fire to add more heat) featured Sarah McGrath, Christian Thersby, Simon Ross and Candice McCausland, sharing their journeys into their leadership roles and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. A huge thank you to everyone at Lewisham College for the warm welcome and for all of our wonderful leadership community and special guests for attending on the hottest of days and contributing to today’s discussions. 👏 #NCGLeadership #OneNCG

Thank you to all of the businesses who have signed to our Skills Pledge today. Your pledge will not only contribute to programmes that provide training, mentorship, and opportunities for individuals in our community, but it will also be a stepping stone towards workforce growth and development. If you want to join this fantastic free initiative and offer opportunities to young people and adults in the area, sign up via this link: lewisham.ac.uk/back-lewisham-london-talent #LewishamCollege #backlewishamlondontalent #lewisham #community #empower

Our Motor Vehicle students from all levels welcomed Stephen from HELLA into the garage today for a masterclass on ADAS recalibration on the vehicle 🔧🚘 This was an insightful opportunity for our students to learn about ADAS recalibration and to ask Stephen any questions. Contact our team to apply! 📧 admissions@westlancs.ac.uk

Did you know that The NCG Guarantee was developed in 2021 by a team led by the Principal of Kidderminster College, Cat Lewis? Four years later, tens of thousands of students across NCG’s colleges are regularly benefitting from the NCG Guarantee, and the programme is being recognised externally for its positive impact on social mobility. You can read more about its most recent award win here: https://orlo.uk/zKg3k

We’re excited to be celebrating at the ENAs tonight in Manchester as a finalist for Campaign of the Year @NCG @Carlisle College @Kidderminster College @Lewisham College @Southwark College @Newcastle College @Newcastle Sixth Form College @West Lancashire College

We were proud to host the Central London Employer Advisory Group launch at Southwark College! 🎉 This event, part of the Bridge Central London Skills Partnership, brought together industry leaders and education providers to tackle skills gaps in the green and digital sectors. From expert insights to meaningful discussions, this event was a key step in preparing students for the future workforce. Find out more:southwark.ac.uk/news/1143-empowering-futures-southwark-college-launches-the-bridge-partnership-employer-advisory-group #SkillsForTheFuture #EmployerPartnerships #GreenSkills #DigitalInnovation #SouthwarkCollege #NCGGuarantee